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Bus company Putco has resumed its operations after...

First Take SA ·

2022/09/14

Bus company Putco has resumed its operations after reaching a wage agreement with its striking workers. Several bus drivers embarked on an unprotected strike demanding that the company honour its previous wage deal signed in 2020 for a 6 percent wage increase and bonuses. Elvis Presslin spoke to Numsa Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola

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3:48

City of Johannesburg Public Safety MMC David Tembe...

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2022/09/14

City of Johannesburg Public Safety MMC David Tembe has made a commitment to the people of Eldorado Park in Johannesburg to deploy the necessary resources in the fight against crime. Tembe says he will draft an operational plan to ensure that criminality is dealt with. He visited the area following a number of murders in recent days. This, is as residents camp outside a local police station, demanding that more officials be deployed to combat gun-related crimes. Elvis Presslin spoke to City of

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7:18

Former president Jacob Zuma has called some NEC...

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2022/09/13

Lobbying and canvassing is in full swing ahead of the ANC's 55th elective conference in December, with some frontrunners voicing out their readiness to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa as party leader. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, says if nominated, she will be available as a candidate for the ANC presidency when the party elects new leadership. This is as ANC officials in KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga held meetings to discuss the roadmap to the

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6:47

Executive Mayor of Kopanong Municipality in the Free...

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2022/09/13

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured displaced residents of Jagersfontein that government will rebuild their houses. Ramaphosa was addressing residents in Fauresmith which is a nearby town to Jagersfontein. A mine dam collapse has left a trail of destruction in Jagersfontein, leaving scores of residents homeless. One person has been confirmed dead. More than 80 people were taken to various hospitals in the Free State, mostly treated for hypothermia. Elvis Presslin spoke to Xolani Tseletsele,

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5:31

KwaZulu-Natal police say the motive for the murder of...

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2022/09/13

The KwaZulu-Natal police say the motive for the murder of an eThekwini ward councillor Mnqobi Molife is not yet known. Molife was the ward councillor in the metro's ward 99 in the Umkomaas area. He was visiting a friend in the eMvuthsini area at Margate on the South Coast when he was shot dead. Molife is the second councillor to be killed in a week. This is after an IFP councillor - Syanda Magubane - was killed in an ambush at Msinga when he and another councillor were on their way to a meeting

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3:13

Minister Mantashe cuts short visit to attend to...

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2022/09/12

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has cut his working visit to South Sudan and Niger to attend to the disaster in Jagersfontein, Freestate. One person died, while 40 others were seriously injured after a mudslide swept through the mining town of Jagersfontein following a dam burst. The electricity supply in the area has been affected. For the latest update, Elvis Presslin spoke to Makhosonke Buthelezi, the National spokesperson for the Department of Mineral Resources

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4:33

Public Protector will not resume duties just yet

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2022/09/12

Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane will not resume her duties in the office just yet. This is despite the Western Cape High Court's judgment declaring her suspension invalid. The Court also set the suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa aside. Mkhwebane was suspended by Ramaphosa in June and a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office is currently underway. For some analysis, Elvis Presslin spoke to legal analyst, Advocate Romeo Nthambeleni

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4:36

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be challenging President...

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2022/09/12

Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa again for the leadership of the ANC. This will be the second time Dlamini-Zuma challenges Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC leadership position. Meanwhile, Mpumalanga province has endorsed Justice Minister Ronald Lamola for the position of Deputy President for the upcoming December elective conference. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Analyst Dr. Ralph Mathekga

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11:19

Queen Elizabeth passed away at 96-years of age ending...

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2022/09/09

London Bridge is down - Queen Elizabeth passed away yesterday at the age of 96 - Bringing an end to a 70-year reign as monarch. Yesterday a statement from Buckingham Palace stated that the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her doctors said they were concerned for her health. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC correspondent in London, Laura Makin-Isherwood and Professor Donal McCracken, Emeritus Professor of History, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal,

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5:09

PUTCO fires 105 employees for taking part in...

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2022/09/09

Bus company PUTCO has fired 105 employees for taking part in an unprotected strike. The bus company obtained a court order to remove its striking workers from the company's premises to allow for the resumption of its bus services. This is as the unprotected strike action by workers enters its eighth day. The workers are demanding a six percent wage increase and bonuses from 2020. The bus company is currently in the process of dismissing hundreds of workers that have been on strike illegally. For

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3:05

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoesoana

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2022/09/09

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo...

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2:54

PUTCO employees told to explain its decision on the...

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2022/09/08

Protesting Putco Bus employees had until close of business yesterday to explain why they should not be fired and return to work, or face dismissal. About a thousand workers belonging to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) have been on an unprotected strike for the past week, demanding back pay for a wage dispute dating back to 2020. Police fired rubber bullets to quell tensions outside a Putco depot in Johannesburg where a group of the workers had gathered to protest. For

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4:05

Government establishes Sector Council in advertising...

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2022/09/08

The government has established a Sector Council to advance transformation in the marketing, advertising, and communications industry. The Government Communication and Information System, GCIS yesterday made submissions at the South African Human Rights Commission inquiry into racial discrimination in the advertising industry. The inquiry aims to address the publication of adverts with racial undertones. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mr. Sandile Nene, Chief Director of media policy

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4:55

Special ANC NEC meeting to be held on Sunday

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2022/09/08

A special ANC NEC meeting will be held on Sunday for the party to approve and adopt the final membership audit of all members and branches for its 55th national conference in December. This is after the ANC postponed its candidate nominations process yesterday. The special NEC is expected to sit on Sunday and the nomination process is likely to open sometime next week.For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC NEC member Dr. Gwen Ramakgopa

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9:31

Jacob Zuma's summons an attempt to intimidate &...

First Take SA ·

2022/09/07

News24 Editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson says criminal summons served by former president Jacob Zuma's legal team is an attempt to intimidate and threaten journalists from reporting on his corruption case. This is after Zuma initiated a private prosecution against State advocate Billy Downer and News24 Legal journalist Karyn Maughan over the publication of details about Zuma's medical condition. Basson says the summons in this criminal case is nonsense. Elvis Presslin spoke to Basson

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5:02

Calls for more police to be deployed to arrest six...

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2022/09/07

Limpopo's Community Safety MEC Polly Boshielo has called on the police to deploy more resources to arrest six gunmen who allegedly gang-raped five women at Leporogong village outside Lebowakgomo. Police say the armed men stormed into a funeral parlor where they gang raped the women. They also shot and wounded one employee and assaulted others on Sunday morning. Cases of rape, kidnapping, attempted murder, and business robbery have been opened. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to the

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3:37

SA economy expected to contract in the second quarter...

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2022/09/06

Economists expect the economy to have contracted in the second quarter of 2022. Statistics South Africa will release its second quarter Gross Domestic Product numbers today (6th September 2022). Markets expect GDP to contract to 0-point- 5 percent quarter on quarter from a growth of 1-point-9 percent in the first quarter. Elvis Presslin spoke to Tertia Jacobs, a Treasury Economist at Investec

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6:02

City of Joburg mayor on why ANC wants her removed as...

First Take SA ·

2022/09/06

The multi-party coalition governing the City of Johannesburg has reportedly laid criminal charges against ANC councillors for attempted bribery and corruption at the Hillbrow Police Station in Johannesburg. ANC councillors reportedly offered R150 000 bribes to some coalition councillors, to vote in support of removing Mayor, Dr Mpho Phalatse. The governing coalition in Joburg includes the DA, ActionSA, FFPlus, Patriotic Alliance, IFP, ACDP and COPE. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the

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6:11

Coalition parties in Johannesburg open case of...

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2022/09/06

Seven Political Parties represented in the coalition that is currently governing in the City of Johannesburg have opened a case of corruption and bribery against the ANC, at the Hillbrow Police Station in Johannesburg. This is after allegations from some of the councillors representing these parties, that ANC councillors have approached them, offering an R150 000 bribe in exchange for a vote that will see Johannesburg Mayor, Doctor Mpho Phalatse sacked as mayor. These parties include the DA,

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3:58

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoesoana

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2022/09/06

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